The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-03-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
T.ocAJ, BREVITIES,

The postoffice of New Windsor was in
spected few days ago and found to be In
excellent condition.
John V. Wentz of Carroll county, has been
commissioned as store keeper and guager, IN
the internal revenue service.
Rev. r. R. Riggs has been appointed to
the colored NJ. Z. Church, Westminster, by
the Washington NJ. E. Conference.
The Mexico Hotel has been purchased by
E. Brummel, and Joseph Lippy, the present
proprietor, will continue to conduct it.
Mr.. G. T. Mering will sell off his stock and
farming implements at Trevanion and will re-
move to Linwood about the LIST of April.
Mr.. Houck, formerly solo bass and chorus
singer in Christ Church, Baltimore, will assist
the choir of Ascension Church, this city, at
Easter.
The Lyiag Literary Gazette for March was
issued on Tuesday re College Forttoh0
will be out to- day. Few institutions of learn
ing have two publications, like Western Mary
land College.
There was heavy blow betw cen 2 and
o'clock yesterday morning. Houses shook
and window shutters banged. Waterman
Fowler says it was about as hard a blow he
recollects for some time.
About a foot of snow fell between u O clock
Monday night and o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. A light rain and mild weather caused it
to disappear rapidly. Several sleighs ven.
tured out Tuesday morning.
The annual examination of public school
teachers and other persons desiring to secure
certificates OF qualification as such. will be
held at Central Hall Schoolhouse, Westmn-
ster, on April Goth, 2lst and 22nd.
Goodwin Brothers, liverymen and stock
dealers of Reisterstown, formerly of this city,
II I Ia 1.,at IL 'l,g
horse died of lung fever and the colt cut his
throat by running into barbed wire fence.
The weight of sleet and snow did some
damage to the telephone line on Tuesday
night Wires were broken between townsville
and Union Bridge between Westminster and
Sandy Mount; and on the Reisterstown divl-
sion.
John Zentgraf assignee Of mortgage, sold
,on Thursday the John F. Mitten house on
Webster street, this city, for $3.50, the assignee
becoming the purchaser. Subsequently the
dwelling was sold at private sale to Grove A.
Shpley.
Mr.. S. Weaver was chosen secretary and
treasurer of the Maryland Rifle Club, of
Baltimore, on Wednesday night Mr.. Weaver
was formerly resident of this city, and a
member of the Carroll Rifle Club, of West
minister.
Miss Agnes Gilbert, of UnontoSn, has
pieced a quilt containing 1856 squares, not IN.
GLIDING the border, which is composed Of
twelve pieces. The squares are arranged
with exquisite taste, and the quilt is beau
tiful one.
President w. l.. Seabrook requests the AD
yOcATE to announce that there will be meet.
ing Of the Fire Department on Monday night
next, and every member is urged to be pres
ent as business of importance is to be consid-
cred. Meeting at 7.30 sharp.
Mrs. Mary Strohaver died in Chambers
burg Pa, on Sunday last. in her Goth year,
and was inferred in st. Johns cemetery, this
CITY, on Tuesday. She was the mother of
airs. Zach Dock and Mrs. John o Brien, and
died at the residence of the latter.
Let there be IL large attendance at the dis
trict Ja2etings next Tuesday afternoon, to or
ganize cGgalcades to take part in the great
parade in Westminster in honor OF the semi
centennial of the organization of Carroll.
See notice in another column on this page.
Don't forget the literary entertainment at
Odd Fellows Hall, next Thursday evening,
by Henry Dixon Jones, Professor Of Elecu-
don at Harvard. Mr.. Jones is an eloeutioE.
its Of rare power and merit, and all who &c
to hear him will no doubt be amply repaid.
AT Union Street Hail last friday night,
1he question for discussion was, (Which has
done the most foF civilization, the male or
female mind" Dispeta4ts affirmative, n. j.
Franklin, James S. Harden and Amos Smith;
negatiyes-Reuben Walker, Elmer Cross and
Wm. Lowry.
A man calling himself Evans, aged about
80 years, ) feet inches high, with dark nous
faehe and English side WHISPERS, is wanted IN
Baltimore for the theft of dog cart Evans
represents himself as au agent for a hedge
Ob,n and bal dark
rel horse, of medium size. Look out for him.
Anonymous communications to a consider
able number have found their way to the
waste basket, that were intended for publlca-
aion. Writers should sign their names, if
they would have any attention paid to their
communications. Names are not wanted for
publication, but rs guarantee OF good faith.
Luther Kemp, of Tuneytown, aud James
A. I-epp, of Finksburg district. graduated at
abe Medical Department of the Maryland
University on Tuesday. VIM. III. White and
James A. Melvin, former students of West
ern Maryland College, also graduated on the
same day. Weextend our congratulations to
the young NJ. DIS.
On Tuesday last Hon. Charles B. Roberts,
trustee, sold farm containing sol and 6
.perches of land to Lewis Clrich Messler for
.S602l. 5S, and an adjacent farm containing
.633 acres and 30 square perches to John W.
Messler for 81, T95 80. These farms are about
.one mile from Union Bridge and one-half
ynie from LinwooG.
a course of Lectures will be delivered at
Western Maryland College, on Thursday
afternoon of each week, to which the citizens
are invited The first one will be by Mr..
Henry Dixon Jones, of Harvard University;
ON Thursday afternoon next. Other lecturers
in the course will be Hon. Chas. d. Roberts,
Mr.. C. +. Young, of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, and others.
Mr.. William Lawyer, of this city, enter
tanned number of friends at his residence,
No. 40 Pennsylvania avenue, on Wednesday
last, the I'D, it being the 18th anniversary of
his birth. The occasion was pleasant one.
Rev. H. W. Kuhns, d. D., his pastor made
an appropriate address. Mr.. Lawyer was
born March %, 1911, in what is now Man
chester district. but then Westminster dist
trict of Frederick county.
Mr.. Alfred Shriner, native of Carroll, and
"A brother of Mr.. Daniel f. Shriner, of West
minister, died at his residence, Lincoln Cen
tre. Lincoln county, Kansas, on March 12th
after long suffering. He was afflicted with
rheumatism, and for months suffered intense
pain The deeaased was born near Linwood,
dhis county, on December 18th, 1924. In the
late war he served in Col. Wm. z. Maulsby' S
regiment. After the war be married a Miss
Ensor, of Frederick county, and about fifteen
years ago went West and preempted l60 acres
Of land uear Lincoln Centre. lis funeral
was in charge of the local Post, G. A. r.,
and was largely attended. He leaves wife
and two sons.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shrivcr, wife of Gen. L.
Herbert Shriver, Deputy Collector of the
Port of Baltimore, died in that city on Nom
day morning last. after an illness of several